Call for papers for the 54th Annual Meeting of the North Central
Weed Science Society
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Columbus, OH
December 14-16, 1999
NCWSS Members and Other Interested Parties:
This issue of the NCWSS Newsletter serves as the CALL FOR PAPERS for the 1999 meeting of the North Central Weed Science Society. You will not be receiving additional notices, so mark your calendar and submit your presentations by SEPTEMBER 1, 1999. Submissions received after SEPTEMBER 1 may be placed in alternate sections, switched to the poster session, or rejected, depending on the availability of space in the sections.
To make paper submission more convenient and efficient, we have initiated a NCWSS Web Site submission process. The details of the process are covered later in this Call for Papers. Please strongly consider using this method for paper submission and carefully follow the instructions. Your cooperation in using this system is appreciated.
Due to the continued growth and success of the Poster Session, posters will be grouped by section and displayed through Wednesday afternoon. To designate the desired section, specify the section preference with your title submission as you would for an oral paper presentation.
The 1999 program will again feature the Graduate Student Paper and Poster Contests. Students are eligible to compete in both contests. As usual, we are looking forward to top-quality, innovative presentations by the students. Guidelines for the contests are found later in this Call for Papers.
The program will begin Tuesday morning December 14, 1999 and will conclude at noon Thursday, December 16, 1999. The theme for this year will be "Weed Science in Transition". Please keep this theme in mind as you develop your presentation for the meeting. Symposia will again be an important feature of the meeting. Topics for this years symposia are: 1) Forensic Weed Science, 2) Biology and Management of Weed Seed Banks, and 3) Impacts of Biotechnology on Weed Science.
Thank you for your participation and support of the North Central Weed Science Society. If you have any suggestions to improve the program, please let me know.
James J. Kells
President-Elect and Program Chair
(517) 355-2173
Please read and follow all instructions when preparing and sending title submission information.
Indicate whether the presentation is a poster or paper, and then select the section in which you want to make your presentation from the list of sections. Identify your first and alternative choices. Any questions pertaining to the appropriateness, etc., of your presentation in these sections can be answered by contacting the Program Chair or the respective Chair of that section.
Type the title, authors, affiliation (institution, agency, or company) and location (city and state) exactly the way they are to be printed in the program. Include the full first name and middle initial of the authors, rather than just initials. Do not include departments or division, zip codes, or the name of the state if it is a part of the institution's name. Designate with an asterisk (*) the author who will present the paper. Give the common names of weeds, herbicides, and crops. Study the examples below:
Control of Velvetleaf in Soybean with Clomazone. Jeffrey L. Gunsolus* and Beverly R. Durgan, Univ. of Minnesota, St. Paul.
Tolerance of Corn to Flumetsulam plus Clopyralid. Joe L. Pafford* and Scott C. Ditmarsen, DowELanco, Indianapolis, IN.
Postemergence Herbicides for Broadleaf Weed Control in Corn. Loyd M. Wax*, J. Boyd Carey, and Marshal D. McGlamery, USDA-ARS, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana; American Cyanamid Co., Champaign, IL; and Univ. of Illinois, Urbana.
Phenology and Photosynthesis of Common Lambsquarters in Soybean, Snap Bean, and Field Corn. Jed B. Colquhoun*, Larry K. Binning, David E. Stoltenberg, Chris M. Boerboom, and Timothy R. Connell, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison.
Do not use trade names in the title of a paper. If the herbicide does not have a common name that is accepted by WSSA (See WSSA Home Page ), it should be identified by giving the code number. If the trade name of a chemical appears in the title, the authors must supply a suitable justification statement for using the trade name. In scientific reporting, trade names are required very infrequently. All other chemicals, such as surfactants, protectants, other pesticides, etc., should be identified by common name or code number.
Submission of title information via the submission form on the NCWSS Web Site is strongly encouraged. If you do not have access to the internet, titles may be submitted via fax or surface mail using the title submission form.
Web Site Submission Instructions
A. Contact the NCWSS Title Submssion Page at: http://www.ncwss.iastate.edu/meeting/submitform.htm
B. Follow the instructions on the screen.
C. Send a separate form for each paper.
D. The Program Chair will acknowledge receipt. If you do not receive an acknowledgment by September 7, please contact the program chair by phone or e-mail to determine the problem.
Note: Unlike previous years, you do not need to send titles to multiple addresses. Simply submit the form once. The information will automatically be forwarded to the appropriate individuals.
It's that simple!
Submission by mail or fax
Submit a copy of the Title Submission Form to:
James J. Kells
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
Fax: (517) 353-5174
The Program Chair will use this copy to prepare the program, assigning your presentation to appropriate sessions and time slots. You also need to send a second copy of the Title Submission Form to:
Carole A. Lembi/Merrill A. Ross
NCWSS Proceedings Co-Editors
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1155
Fax: (317) 494-4621
They will then send you instructions for preparing abstracts or manuscripts of your presentation for publication in the NCWSS Proceedings. Do not send your abstract, manuscript, or computer disk to the Editors; present it to the Session Moderator when you present your paper or poster.
If you are participating in the Graduate Student Paper Contest, you need to send a third copy of the Title Submission Form to the Contest Chair:
Reid Smeda
292 Waters Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Fax: (573) 882-1467
If you are participating in the Graduate Student Poster Contest, you need to send a third copy of the Title Submission Form to the Contest Chair:
Dave Johnson
American Cyanamid Co.
547 Cretin Avenue S
St. Paul, MN 55116
Fax: (651) 690-3495
In summary, send copies of the Title Submission Forms to both the Program Chair and the Proceeding Editors. Also, send a third copy to the Contest Chair if this presentation is entered in either Graduate Student Contest.
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